Leather jacket sleeve



Nov. 24, 1953 s. sLATl-:R 2,659,894

LEATHER JACKET SLEEVE Filed April 15, 1952 INVENTOR 54M 52475,?

ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 24, 1953 LEATHER JACKET SLEEVE Sam Slater, San Francisco, Calif., assgnor to S.

Slater and Son, San Francisco, Calif., a corporation of California Application April 15, 1952, Serial No. 282,343

1 Claim. l

The invention relates to sport or utility jacket sleeves such as made of leather and relates more particularly to the cuff portions of such sleeves.

In so-called leather jackets, the sleeves as well as the body portions are ordinarily formed of leather throughout. Some users however object to an all leather sleeve, particularly for the culi or outer end portion, because of the non-elastic nature of the leather and therefore of the practical impossibility of providing a `snug-tting sleeve-end which would be readily slipped on and off the arm of the wearer. To overcome such objection, some manufacturers have resorted to providing a cuit entirely of knitted material which was secured at one endto the sleeve body. Such a cuff is made of smaller circumference that the leather sleeve end to which it is attached, so as to thereby snugly t and at the same time is suiciently elastic or expansible to permit insertion or withdrawal of the arm, therethru. The

all-knitted cuff however has one disadvantage in that it does not possess the wearing qualities of a leather sleeve end or cuff, and appreciably reduces the life of the jacket unless the culic is repeatedly replaced.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention toprovide a cui-f for the leather jacket sleeves which will have all of the wearing qualities of an all-leather cuff or sleeve and at the same time will afford snugness of fit as well as the ease of insertion or removal T" the arm through the cuff as permitted with an all knit cuil?.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cuff with sections of leather and of knitted material, which will be so formed and seamed to one another as to avoid any discomfort to the wearer.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of the invention which is illustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specication. It is to be understood however, that variations in the showing made by the said drawing and description may be adopted within the scope' of the invention as set forth in the claim.

Referring to said drawings:

Figure l is an elevational view of the lower portion oi the underside body of the sleeve as provided with the cuff of my invention.

Figure 2 is an end view of the lower end of the cuff.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the 2 cuff taken on the line 3-3 of Figure l and showing part of the adjacent portion of the jacket body. Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing the outer-body of the sleeve.

Figure is a side view of the sleeve with a somewhat modied form of the cuff portion.

In the drawings, the cuff 5 of my invention is shown in connection with a sleeve 6 of a utility or sport jacket 'I of the type in which both the sleeve and body portion of the jacket are formed with an outer covering of leather or the like.

The sleeve is usually formed of two main sections, to wit, an outer or front section 8 and an under or rear section 9, the section 9 being disposed for the most part generally opposite the adjacent portion of the jacket body, while the section 8 is on the outer or more exposed side of the sleeve. The front section 8 is usually of somewhat greater Width than the section 9, and both sections are stitched together at their side edges to define seams I2 and I3, the seam I2 being arranged to lie nearer the jacket body. As the leather is relatively inelastic, the sections are formed fairly full so as to but loosely t the arm of the wearer. However, to provide for proper comfort of the wearer, the outer or open end of the sleeve should t snugly about the wearers wrist, and it is for this reason that the sleeve is foreshortened and a cuff of elastic material has been generally provided for the open or free end of the sleeve. Such elastic cuff has usually been in the form of a band of knitted or webbing material with the ribs extending lengthwise of the sleeve so as to aiord greater expansion or elasticity circumferentially.

As will be understood, a leather jacket is adapted for rugged use, and the simple knitted cuff while filling most of the requirements previously explained, is unsuited for the wear which the end or cuff portion of the sleeve is usually subjected in a garment of this character. Particularly is the wear on the under` arm portion of the culi, that is the portion which normally rubs against the jacket body and the exposed sharp edged zipper connections thereon. It is not uncommon to require several replacements of the knitted cuffs during the normal period wear of the jacket, and while the leather on the sleeves and body of the jacket remain comparatively intact.

In accordance with my invention, I overcome such disadvantages by inserting a section I4 of leather for the part of the cuff subjected to the greater use and retaining for the remainder of the cuiT a section I6 of the knitted or webbing material. The leather cuff section I4 is relatively narrow as compared to the knitted cuff section I6 so that the elasticity or expansibility of the cull as a whole is not materially reduced. At the same time .since the webbing comprises the greater circumferential portion of the 'cuff and forms the front and for the most part the sides of the cui, the leather insert will be hardly visible when the jacket is being worn.

The sections Ill and I5 are secured together along their adjoining edges and itis `important to note that leather section VII-l as well asv section I6 is attached directly to the sleeve body as in this manner the leather section will not .be dependent on the knitted section for support but will in fact provide more support for the-webbing. The particular construction and attachment ofthe parts will be clear from Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings. As will -be seen from these gures, each of the cuff sections I4 and IB-is of double thicknessvmade so by folding one'layer of material upon another, the bend occurring at theouter end of the cuff. The side edge'portions I8 and I9 of the leather section are inserted between the adjoining side edge portions 2I and 22 of the webbing, and to eliminate the exposure Ofiftherawedges ofthe webbing-the portions 2I andf22 are stitched to the portions I8 and i 9 while in matched relation and then folded back. In,.this way, onlythe relatively smooth fold of portions :2l and 22 will'beexposed at the joint ofthe'sections land there will be-no danger of ,fraying the Vedges of the webbing vor of any chaf- `ing offthe'wrist of the wearer. The inner edge portions 23 Yand 2d of-sections I4 and I8 respectively, are eachfseamed on the outer side directly towtheleather material 26 of the sleeve bodyand `onthe inner side, directly to thesleeve lining 27. WithV the sectionsthus made and secured-fthe' cu will fbe substantially as sturdy` as an. all-leather cuff, yet as ilexible and elastic as one formed entirely of the knitted material.

. extensionl of the leather forming the body of the' sleeve.

I claim: e

`lltfjacketsleeve. having a relatively large opening at the lower ledge thereof, the sleeve formed of .a Yrelatively .inelastic material; a constricting cill for said sleeve comprising two sections, one ofwhich is formed of material corresponding to the sleeve material and joined to the sleeve along a portion'of the lower edge thereof, and a second section formedof alrelatively elastic materialsecuredjto said sleeve along the remaining portion of said lower edge and secured at its opposite sides to saidv rst section for substantially the entire length of the second section, said first section Vbeing positioned on the inside of lsaid sleeve normally adjacent the main body of the jacket.

SAM SLATER References cites in the me of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,414,204 Redmond Apr. 25, 1922 1,714,491 Burr May 28, 1929 1,835,502 Lauer Dec. 8, 1931 1,863,482 YIsaacs June 14, 1932 2,146,494 Adamson Feb. 7, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 6,472 Great Britain May 27, 1885 

